| METHOD:
1. Place student
in room with several toys. (Be sure that you have
previously assessed student's toy preference so
that some of the student's favorite toys are present._
If possible step outside room and view student through
a one-way mirror for 5 minutes. (If such a room
is not available, move to corner of room and observe
unobtrusively.) I CORRECT, continue to observe for
another 5 minutes. If still CORRECT, at end of 10
minutes (i.e., student has been playing with toys
alone during entire time), praise student by saying
something like, "____, I like the way you played
by yourself." Continue until mastery criterion
is met. If INCORRECT or NO RESPONSE, (at either
the 5' or 10' period) go to Step 2.
2. Say, "___,
play with the toys by yourself." Then step
back or out of room (if one-way mirror is available)
and observe for 5 minutes without interacting with
student in any way during that time. If CORRECT,
reinforce and repeat Step 1. If STILL INCORRECT,
go to Step 3.
3. Repeat Step
2, but place student's favorite toy in his/her hand
before steeping back, and say "___, play with
this toy." (If the student begins to play with
the toy reinforce immediately.) Repeat the signal
"___, play with this toy," and step back
to observe for 10 minutes. If CORRECT, reinforce
and return to Step 1. If INCORRECT, go to Step 4.
4. Repeat Step
1, but reinforce the student after 1 minute of solitary
play. Gradually increase the amount of time you
observe before praising the student. When student
plays for 10 minutes, reward and return to Step
1. If repeatedly INCORRECT, go to Step 5.
5. (Check to be sure
toys are reinforcing for the student). Try the method
of a previous objective, write a new sub-objective,
write a new method, or consult the Scope, Sequence,
and Correspondence chart for additional teaching
sources. |
MATERIALS AND
EQUIPMENT
Room with one-way
mirror (optional)
Several Toys |